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Presentation of Infectious Keratitis to ED during COVID-19 Lockdown

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Objectives. To compare presentation of infectious keratitis during COVID-19 lockdown with previous years, assess relative severity, and compare outcomes between COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 era groups. Methods.
Barry Power, Aaron Donnelly, Conor Murphy, Timothy Fulcher, William Power   +4 more
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Serine-like proteolytic enzymes correlated with differential pathogenicity in patients with acute Acanthamoeba keratitis [PDF]

, 2011
P>Acute ocular infection due to free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba is characterized by severe pain, loss of corneal transparency and, eventually, blindness.
Carrijo-Carvalho, L. C., Chudzinski-Tavassi, A. M., Foronda, Annette Silva, Freitas, D. de, Souza Carvalho, F. R. de   +4 more
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Deep Sequential Feature Learning in Clinical Image Classification of Infectious Keratitis

Engineering, 2021
Infectious keratitis is the most common condition of corneal diseases in which a pathogen grows in the cornea leading to inflammation and destruction of the corneal tissues.
Yesheng Xu, Ming Kong, Wenjia Xie, Runping Duan, Zhengqing Fang, Yuxiao Lin, Qiang Zhu, Siliang Tang, Fei Wu, Yu-Feng Yao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neurosyphilis presenting with papillitis [PDF]

, 2017
Syphilis is one of the oldest described infectious diseases in the world and is caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum[1]. Although now a rare disease, incidence is increasing with the number of diagnoses of the disease rising in England ...
Cooper, Sarah, Corry, Shona, Perry, Martin Edward   +2 more
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Photodynamic Therapy for Infectious Keratitis

Current Ophthalmology Reports, 2020
Infectious keratitis is a sight-threatening microbial infection. The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in cases of infectious keratitis has increased the demand for fortified compounded antimicrobial drops. Even with proper medical management, severe cases of infectious keratitis can further evolve into corneal perforation, requiring surgical ...
Diego, Altamirano, Jaime, Martinez, Katherine D, Leviste, Jean Marie, Parel, Guillermo, Amescua   +4 more
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Microbiological Profile of Infectious Keratitis in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Journal of Marine Medical Society
Background: Microbial keratitis is a major preventable cause of visual impairment. In developed countries viral infections are the leading cause of corneal ulcer whereas bacteria and fungi attributes to maximum number of cases in the developing countries.
Alisha Sharma, Alok Sati, Puneet Bhatt, Sandeep Ninawe, Pooja Mahajan, Ankita Patel, Ashish Bahal   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case of isolated Rhizobium radiobacter contact lens-related infectious keratitis: A plant microbe now emerging as a human pathogen

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: To report a case of contact lens-related infectious keratitis caused by the Gram-negative plant pathogen Rhizobium radiobacter. Observations: A 26-year old lady with history of contact lens use presented with three weeks history of right eye ...
Beau J. Fenner, Ashish Kumar, Nicholas Y.Q. Tan, Marcus Ang   +3 more
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Ceratites microbianas relacionadas a lente de contato [PDF]

, 2008
PURPOSE: Contact lens-associated microbial keratitis is a severe condition with sight-threatening potential and increasing incidence. Information regarding the etiological agents is essential in guiding management and may vary geographically.
Hofling-Lima, Ana Luisa, Moriyama, Aline Silveira   +1 more
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Interpretable deep learning for diagnosis of fungal and acanthamoeba keratitis using in vivo confocal microscopy images

Scientific Reports, 2023
Infectious keratitis refers to a group of corneal disorders in which corneal tissues suffer inflammation and damage caused by pathogenic infections. Among these disorders, fungal keratitis (FK) and acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) are particularly severe and ...
Mahmoud Essalat, Mohammad Abolhosseini, Thanh Huy Le, Seyed Mohamadmehdi Moshtaghion, Mozhgan Rezaei Kanavi   +4 more
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Ivermectin for onchocercal eye disease (river blindness).

, 2012
BACKGROUND: It is believed that ivermectin (a microfilaricide) could prevent blindness due to onchocerciasis. However, when given to everyone in communities where onchocerciasis is common, the effects of ivermectin on lesions affecting the eye are ...
Ejere, Henry OD, Evans, Jennifer R, Schwartz, Ellen, Wormald, Richard   +3 more
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